Di Papa Set Im Priests Apart
Priests dey live under tighter limit: mourning wey get limit, no shaving or cutting demself, careful about who dem go marry, and no man wey get defect for body go near di altar. Priest wey get defect still dey chop im Papa bread — e be family, no be staff.
21 1Our Papa talk give Moses say: “Tell di priests, Aaron im sons: No one fit make imsef unclean because of dead person among im people, 2except for im closest family—im mama, im papa, im son, im daughter, im brother, 3or im sister wey never know man, wey dey close to am, wey never marry—na for her sake e fit become unclean. 4E no suppose make imsef unclean as leader among im people come spoil imsef.
5Dem no suppose shave dem head bald, cut di edges of dem beard, or cut dem body. 6Dem must dey holy to dem Papa and no spoil im name; na dem dey present our Papa food offerings, im bread, so dem must dey holy.
7Dem no suppose marry ashawo, woman wey dem don make unclean, or woman wey divorce comot from her husband; di priest dey holy to im Papa. 8Treat am as holy person—na im dey offer una Papa bread. Make e dey holy to una, because Me, una Papa wey dey make una holy, una Papa wey dey set una apart, dey holy. 9Priest im daughter wey spoil imsef through ashawo work dey spoil her papa; dem go burn am with fire.
10Di high priest, di greatest among im brothers, wey dem pour anointing oil for im head and dem ordain am to wear di special cloth, no suppose leave im hair loose or tear im cloth. 11E no suppose go near dead body or make imsef unclean, even for im papa or mama. 12E no suppose comot for di holy place or spoil im Papa holy place; im anointing oil don dedicate am. Na Me be una Papa.
13Na only woman wey never know man e go marry. 14E no fit marry widow, woman wey divorce, or woman wey ashawo work don make unclean—na only woman wey never know man from im own people. 15So dat e no go spoil im pikin dem among im people, because Me, una Papa, dey make am holy—im Papa wey dey set am apart.”
16And our Papa talk give Moses say:
17“Talk give Aaron say: No pikin wey comot from you, for any generation, wey get defect fit come near to offer im Papa food. 18No man wey get defect fit come near: person wey blind, wey lame, wey im face spoil, or wey im hand or leg no correct, 19or man wey get broken leg or broken hand, 20or hunchback, dwarf, person wey im eye get defect, wound wey dey rotten, craw-craw, or person wey dem crush im testicles. 21No pikin of Aaron di priest wey get defect fit come near to offer our Papa food offerings; if e get defect, e no fit come near to offer im Papa bread. 22E fit chop im Papa bread, both di most holy and di holy things. 23E no suppose go near di veil or come near di altar, since e get defect, so dat e no go spoil my holy places—because Me, una Papa, dey make dem holy, dem Papa wey dey set dem apart.” a a v23 Di veil na di inside curtain wey divide di Holy Place from di Most Holy Place for inside di tabernacle.
24So Moses talk dis one give Aaron and im sons and give all di people of Israel.
